Project
In 2006, the plans of the three Dutch Universities of Technology to form a federation inspired ESMG Quadrivium to set up a musical collaboration project between the three student orchestras of these universities.
Eindhoven University of Technology, Delft University of Technology and Twente University are already closely collaborating in both research and education. With the three TU concerts, the student orchestras additionally will demonstrate a culturally collaborative effort. This will allow students of the different universities to meet each other and expand their personal networks, while the organisation of the project will offer valuable management challenges and experiences. Finally, the special combination of the three student music societies, each having their own specialties and identity, will provide a solid base for a diverse, accessible and high quality concert programme, capable of reaching out to a broader (student) audience.
In the fall of 2009, in the weekend of 11th, 12th and 13th of December, the Delft Student Music Society Krashna Musika, the Eindhoven Student Music Society Quadrivium as well as the Student Wind Orchestra Twente gave a joint concert tour through The Netherlands, culminating in a grande finale in the Eindhoven concert hall 'Muziekcentrum Frits Philips'. The Student Wind Orchestra of Twente (SHOT), the symphony orchestra of Krashna Musika and wind orchestra Auletes of Quadrivium visited and performd in each of the three university cities. During each concert, the orchestras appeared in sequence on stage, each giving an own unique contribution to the programme.